The NFL released heartbreaking news: Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car crash on Sunday night. He was 36.
Jackson died in a crash in Alabama, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, according to a spokesperson for Tennessee State University.
The former NFL signal-caller was TSU’s QB coach.
Jackson was a former second-round pick out of Alabama State by the Vikings in 2006. He spent five seasons in Minnesota, starting 20 games. The signal-caller generated his most prolific season as a 14-game starter for the Seattle Seahawks in 2011, throwing for 3,091 yards and 14 TDs.
Jackson then spent one year with the Buffalo Bills but did not play in a regular-season game.
The veteran returned to Seattle as a backup to Russell Wilson from 2013-2015, where he earned a Super Bowl ring.
Jackson transitioned into coaching in 2018, joining Alabama State as a quality control coach and QB coach. He moved to TSU in 2019. This news was originally shared by the NFL.
Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences to Jackson’s family, friends, loved ones and teammates.
RALEIGH, N.C. – Shaw University Director of Athletics, Dr. Alfonza L. Carter has named Bobby Collins as the head men’s basketball coach Tuesday morning. Collins becomes the 16th head coach in Shaw men’s basketball history
“We are delighted to have Bobby Collins as our Head Men’s Basketball Coach,” said Carter. “He brings with him a wealth of coaching experience. He is a proven winner and can get the job done on the court and off the court. I look forward to his commitment to both academic and athletic success which makes him the right fit to lead our men’s basketball program.
Collins comes to Shaw after serving a two-year stint as an assistant coach at South Carolina State University
“I am very excited about joining the Shaw University family,” added Collins. “Shaw U has a pedigree of winning and I look forward to leading the program back to its winning ways.
Prior to South Carolina State, Collins was the head coach Maryland-Eastern Shore from 2014-2018, where he led the Hawks to their best record at 18-15 in 41 years of the men’s basketball program. The winning mark was the first above -.500 record for an Eastern Shore team since the 1993-94 season, while the third-place finish in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference was the best since that same year. The incredible turnaround year also saw widespread recognition of the accomplishments in Princess Anne with Collins winning MEAC Coach of the Year, as well as freshman Ryan Andino earning MEAC Rookie of the Year honors. Michael Myers also earned numerous awards, including Riley Wallace Player of the Year, while Collins was named 2015 Ben Jobe Coach of the Year.
No stranger to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference, Collins spent eight seasons as the head coach at Winston-Salem State University
The Southern Pines, N.C., native was at the helm when WSSU made the transition into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) before the 2007 season. He guided the Rams to 32 wins during that time, including a pair of 12-win seasons. In his first season, he was saddled with the duty of coaching the Rams as a Division I independent school and led the team to a 4-20 record.
It was the 2010-14 seasons that distinguished Collins as a premier head coach, where he went 79-35 after Winston-Salem State moved back to Division II. Those seasons saw him win at least 10 games in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA) each year and his teams made three appearances in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Tournament during the span, including a CIAA Southern Division Championship in 2010-12 and Tournament title in 2011-12.
His best season with the Rams was during the 2012-13 season as the team went 21-7 overall, with a 13-3 record in the CIAA. That year, WSSU was ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation and earned a second seed in the NCAA Division Tournament.
Previous to his job with Winston-Salem State, Collins had coaching stints at Hampton University for 11 seasons, where he helped lead the Pirates to three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships.
A 1991 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Collins was a four-year starter on the men’s basketball team where he was named to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) All-Freshman Team and reaped Honorable Mention All-OVC as a senior. Following his graduation from EKU, Collins played professional basketball in Finland, where he earned MVP honors overseas in the Helsinki Classic Tournament in 1991.
For the most up-to-date information on Shaw athletics and its 13 varsity sport teams, please visit www.shawbears.com. This article was shared to the Shaw University Athletics newsroom.
Fayetteville, NC – The Fayetteville State University Department of Athletics has reviewed its overall effectiveness as an NCAA Division II program and in alignment with the University’s strategic plan has made the decision to eliminate the Broncos tennis program.
“It is a tough decision to drop a program, particularly a women’s sport,” said Director of Athletics Anthony Bennett. “But with the addition of our women’s indoor track and women’s outdoor track teams, we believe that we will continue to meet the interest and ability of our female students. We are especially proud of the success of our women’s programs like basketball, cross country, indoor track and field, and volleyball who all won CIAA Championships this year.”
Six student-athletes, which include two rising seniors, four juniors, and a part-time coach will be affected by the loss of the program.
“Those student-athletes affected are our first concern,” Bennett added. “The department of athletics is working closely with the University and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association to ensure that they remain one of our top priorities.”
Fayetteville State University will continue to sponsor 11 collegiate athletic programs moving forward. The men’s sports are basketball, cross country, football, and golf. The women’s sports are basketball, bowling, cross country, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, softball, and volleyball. This article was shared by the Fayetteville State University Ath
Pioneer Earl Gilbert Graves Sr., founder of Black Enterprise and the ultimate champion of black business, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020.
Graves was 85 years old and was a loving father and grandfather, devoted husband of 50 years, trailblazing businessman, man of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and proud HBCU graduate, hailing from the Morgan State University Class of 1957, where he studied economics.
It is without question that Graves was a force of a business man. We are forever in his debt for the numerous trails he blazed. Outside of his many business deals and millions made, we also celebrate his legacy of being an honorable man and a role model for the Black college community.
We cherish tender memories like the infamous story of him embracing the homecoming spirit at his alma mater, in a very “Graves-like” fashion: During Morgan State’s Homecoming Week, he reached out to the local florists in an effort to provide flowers for the week’s festivities. After securing the role as florist representative and a campus discount, Graves covered MSU, selling flowers and spreading Bears cheer.
Here are some of our favorite quotes from the legend himself:
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I have no patience with people who want to tell me what’s wrong. I only want to hear from the person who first tells me the solution and then fills me in on the problem. I don’t want to hear that your basement is flooded. I want to hear that you’ve found the number to the cleanup company. Then tell me why you’re calling them.
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If you look back in history… in terms of leadership… Martin Luther King did not have a bunch of money, but he had friends who had money to support what it is he was doing… who believed in him and therefore, could go out and make the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as strong as it was
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I had visited the campus. I knew I was coming to an African-American, all Black environment. I felt quite comfortable with that and I felt even more comfortable because, if you will, we were in an oasis. It was an oasis…
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We keep going back, stronger, not weaker, because we will not allow rejection to beat us down. It will only strengthen our resolve. To be successful there is no other way.
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It seems to me that I always wanted to sell something. If you ask me today what am I best at, I would tell you I’m just a salesman.
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No library of American business achievement is complete without the story of Arthur G. Gaston. . . . Black Titan is a long overdue contribution to the recording of not just black history, but American history.
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Education is the primary tool of emancipation and liberation in our fight for true equality in this country.
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You can forget who you are as an African American. I mean, unfortunately we have people who have succeeded and done well in business and they don’t identify with any of the issues or problems we have at all, as a people. I think that is unfortunate and its their problem to our demise as a people if we have people who are successful not realizing who they are.
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“Politically I always thought that it was the right thing to support my school ,but I have to have the money and the wherewithal to do it.
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You can have great ideas and great thoughts but they have to be backed up by something.
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If they [people at a business school he was speaking at] intend to really be successful, they’re going to have to take leadership roles in things which may be unpopular also.
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When he [his father] worked 3 jobs, I didn’t realize that everybody didn’t work 3 jobs.
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What makes networking work is that it sets up win-win situations in which all parties involved get to take something home. Networking is a sharing process. Until you understand that, you won’t have much of a network.
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There was no one more militant about talking about who we were. [referring to his mother] I got to meet Mary McCleod Bethune, I remember saying that at her funeral, and I remember I met her…at the time I was such a youngster and my mother said ‘now what do you remember most about Mary McCleod Bethune’ and I said she was ugly, and I think I got smacked in the right had side of my face, I don’t remember coming back with a left hand smack, but I remember getting a smack that I had to had to know more about ‘us.’ I had to write a composition about who she was and I didn’t do that again.
Earl G. Graves Sr. in 1997 with his six grandchildren, clockwise, from left : Earl Graves III, 5, Kristin Graves, 6, Carter Graves, newborn, Veronica Graves, 3, Theodore Graves, 2, and Erika Graves, 6, the twin sister of Kristin Graves. (Credit: Eileen Blass, USA Today)
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There was a sense of bonding… the professors at Morgan at that time and I think still do, gave you a sense of the fact that there was something you could achieve.
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Hold on to your dreams of a better life and stay committed to striving to realize it.
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Sell to their needs-not from yours.
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I felt quite comfortable being on an all-Black campus and I think what has been the saving grace for the African American Schools in addition to really just giving us an excellent education is the sense of comrade a sense of togetherness a sense of somebody who cares about you
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Where I get most animated and involved at the company today goes back to watching my father convincing some lady that that yellow coat that she had on was just the thing that worked for her even if it blended in totally against her skin, but he wasn’t a charlatan, he was just smooth about the way he sold.
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To have a successful career, you have to approach it as an entrepreneur, even if you are working for someone else. Your career is your own private business. You have to market yourself and your abilities and knowledge just as you would a product or service.
We express our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Graves, our partners at Black Enterprise and the Morgan State and Black college community.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL –The families of Billye and Hank Aaron along with Thomas and Joyce Moorehead have donated more than $604,000 to Bethune-Cookman University as part of the university’s Advancing the Legacy effort to protect B-CU’s future.
Thomas and Joyce Moorehead (L) Billye and Hank Aaron (R)
Known for their respective philanthropic activities, the families’ combined donations total $604,000 with the Aarons contributing $250,000 personally and an additional $104,000 through their Chasing the Dream Foundation and the Mooreheads donating $250,000 to B-CU. Both families share in longtime commitments to Historical Black Colleges and Universities, including Howard and Grambling State universities in addition to B-CU.
Legendary baseball star Hank Aaron and his wife, Billye, are longtime advocates for higher education having raised millions of dollars for scholarship funding for UNCF, HBCUs, and their own Chasing the Dream Foundation which has sponsored hundreds of students to attend HBCUs. The Aarons have been longtime supporters of B-CU, creating a $200,000 endowment in honor of Joyce Moorehead during her time as a member of the B-CU Board of Trustees. Since its inception, the endowment has funded thousands of student scholarships.
Billye Aaron has served on trustee boards for both Texas and Morehouse colleges and numerous buildings have been named in their honor to recognize them for the millions they have contributed, including at Atlanta Technical College and at Morehouse College’s Student Pavilion.
“We are pleased to provide support for the achievements of young people with limited opportunities and enable them to develop their talents and pursue their dreams,” the Aarons said together.
B-CU holds personal significance for Joyce Hanks Moorehead, a graduate and an attorney whose parents were educators and friends with B-CU founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. Moorehead and her husband, The Moorehead Residential Life Center on the B-CU campus was named in their honor in 2016.
“As a proud graduate of B-CU, I owe much of my personal and professional success to the training and nurturing I received as a student at Bethune-Cookman,” Joyce Moorehead said. “We hope that this gift will likewise inspire other alumni and philanthropists to support all HBCUs but particularly Bethune-Cookman.”
Thomas Moorehead is recognized as one of the nation’s top luxury car dealership owners, which include the only African American owned Rolls Royce dealership along with the largest African American owned BMW dealership in the country. Moorehead has been recognized by Black Enterprise Magazine as Automobile Dealer of the Year and the couple were recognized as the “Car Czars” by the Washington Business Journal.
“The generous support from the Aarons and Mooreheads affirm their belief in and commitment to B-CU at this crucial time,” said B-CU President E. La Brent Chrite. “My hope is that others will be similarly inspired and influenced to help support this extraordinary institution Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune envisioned and established”
B-CU recently launched its Advancing the Legacy campaign to preserve Dr. Bethune’s accomplishments for the future. The campaign was announced in Washington D.C. in collaboration with the National Council of Negro Women Inc., which was founded by Dr. Bethune. The effort has raised over $5 million to help close a financial gap in scholarship funding. Those who want to contribute can donate at the effort’s website at www.advancingthelegacy.com.
Belvin Perry, Chair, B-CU’s Board of Trustees expressed gratitude for the commitments from both families. “We have come a very long way to building a new future for this great University. We are profoundly grateful for this remarkable level of support.” This article was originall yshare to the Bethune Cookman University newsroom.
2020 football schedule announced – Kentucky State University Athletics
The Kentucky State University football program has announced its schedule for the 2020 football season.
“This is likely the most difficult football schedule in Kentucky State University history,” said Kentucky State University head football coach Charlie Jackson. “We will start the season with four consecutive road games which amount to over 4,600 miles of bus travel. Southwest Baptist will be a tremendous challenge. Valdosta State will likely be ranked #1 in the country. Lincoln is on the rise, and Tuskegee is as dominant as ever. The conference schedule is extremely difficult. Our resolve will be tested every week of the season, but we are looking forward to the competition.”
The schedule features four home games, including the Homecoming Game meeting with Lane on October 17.
Kentucky State University kicks off the season with a road contest at Southwest Baptist on September 5. The Bearcats are coming off a 3-8 season, but posted a 38-3 victory over SIAC-rival Central State in 2019. The game in Bolivar, Mo. kicks off four straight road games to begin the season.
KSU travels to nationally-ranked and defending Gulf South Conference champion Valdosta State on September 12. It will be the season opener for the Blazers, who are coming off a 10-1 season. The Blazers’ lone loss came in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs to eventual national champion West Florida.
A trip to Lincoln University is next on the Thorobreds’ agenda to take on a Lions team coached by former KSU head coach Josh Dean. After finishing 0-10 last season, the Lions enter the 2020 campaign on a 13-game losing streak.
The Thorobreds begin Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action with a road game at Tuskegee on September 26. The Maroon Tigers have won three straight meetings, including a 13-7 win in 2019. Kentucky State ends the season with six SIAC games over the final seven contests.
After a month on the road, Kentucky State christens its new turf playing surface October 3 against Morehouse, which has won eight straight in the series. The Thorobreds return to the road October 10 to face Clark Atlanta. Kentucky State defeated the Panthers, 35-24, on Homecoming 2019.
Lane comes to Alumni Stadium October 17 as part of the school’s Homecoming celebration. The teams have split the last 10 games, including a 40-20 KSU victory last season.
Kentucky State steps away from SIAC action for a visit to Edward Waters on October 24. The Thorobreds beat the Tigers last season, 12-0.
Back-to-back SIAC champion Miles visits Frankfort on October 31. Kentucky State has lost nine of the last 10 meetings to the Golden Bears, including a 17-0 setback in 2019.
The final regular season game of the year brings rival-Central State to Alumni Stadium. The Thorobreds have dominated the recent series winning 11 of the last 12 meetings. Kentucky State opened the game with 21 straight points en route to a 34-28 win. KYSU Athletics newsroom.
NASHVILLE – His handle on Twitter is “LIL_Savage”. Marcus Summerville of Fisk University used a savage mentality in his senior season to be named to the second team Association of Independent Institutions All Conference, The Jackson, Mississippi native scored 20 or more points in four of his last five games scoring a career high 32 points in his final game of the season.
“He just worked his tail off all season,” said Fisk head coach Kenny Anderson. “I am extremely proud of him. We are trying to build something here and Marcus has used his work ethic to become an important factor on and off the court. We are going in the right direction and he is a big part of that. A few years from now, we will look back and appreciate his contribution to Fisk even more.”
Hard work has always been what drove Summerville. This past November took his drive to a whole new level. On November 25, his cousin Antonio Davis called to wish Summerville a happy birthday, Davis also encouraged Summerville to keep playing hard and making him proud. Three hours later, Summerville got a call that he was not looking forward to.
“I got a call saying Antonio was killed by gun violence,” said Summerville. “I never felt so much pain before. Being away from home and this happening was hard to deal with. I was broken down and didn’t have any energy. To be honest, I didn’t want to play anymore.” Read the full article.
Earl G. Graves Sr., the founder and publisher of the first black-owned magazine that focused on black entrepreneurs, died Monday at the age of 85.
“It is with profound sadness that we share news of the passing of Black Enterprise Founder Earl G. Graves Sr.,” Black Enterprise said Tuesday in a tweet. “We will evermore celebrate his life and legacy.”
It is with profound sadness that we share news of the passing of Black Enterprise Founder Earl G. Graves Sr. earlier this evening, April 6, at the age of 85. We will evermore celebrate his life and legacy, in this, our 50th Anniversary Year, and beyond. pic.twitter.com/N7aall81gb
Graves launched Black Enterprise in 1970, building it “from a single-magazine publishing company 50 years ago, to a diversified multimedia business spreading the message of financial empowerment to more than 6 million African Americans through print, digital, broadcast and live-event platforms,” according to Black Enterprise senior vice president and chief content officer Derek T. Dingle.
An Army veteran and HBCU graduate of Morgan State University, Graves also served as the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s administrative assistant for three years.
The Brooklyn native in 1999 went on to receive the 84th NAACP Spingarn Medal, the highest distinction awarded by the storied civil rights organization and one of a number of prizes that recognized his success. He was inducted into the U.S. Business Hall of Fame, was named by Fortune as one of the 50 most powerful and influential African Americans in corporate America and won a U.S. Army Commendation Award as a former member of the Green Berets. Read the full article.
I get asked on occasion who are some of the best Winston-Salem State football players I’ve seen in my 23 years of covering the school.
It’s hard for me to start naming off the best, but if I had to come up with a list linebacker Carlos Fields would definitely be up there.
It’s no shock that Fields, who helped the Rams get to the 2012 Division II national championship game, was named on the all-decade second team by d2football.com
Fields, who went on to play in the NFL for various teams for three seasons, is now a linebackers coach at Thomasville High School where he is also a math teacher.
Fields, who was a D-II All-America during his four seasons as a starter, was a two-time CIAA defensive player of the year. Fields was also a three-time All-CIAA player and in that memorable 2012 season when the Rams went 14-1 it was Fields who led the defense with 117 tackles.
What I was constantly amazed by when it came to interviewing Fields during his time at WSSU and afterwards when he was playing in the NFL was how humble he was. He never liked to brag about anything, and was the consummate team player.
WSSU has had a lot of great defensive players through the years but in the last 23 seasons that I’ve seen the Rams play he’s one of the best.
“It definitely means a lot to me not only for Winston-Salem State but for also HBCU football,” Fields said. “I was looking at the list of the first and second teams and I think I was the only one on it from an HBCU and that means a lot.”
Higher education leaders say they are very worried about the financial impact on their institutions from the coronavirus pandemic that forced virtually all schools to close early this spring — a concern just underscored by warnings that new federal aid won’t be close to enough to deal with their losses.
(Brian Witte/AP)
Colleges and universities face revenue losses from a number of sources; many, for example, are returning significant amounts of money to students for services they will no longer receive, such as room and board; and they are incurring increased expenses to shift from regular operations to online.
Late last month, Congress passed and President Trump signed a $2 trillion federal relief package for the country, with a little more than $30 billion of it going to education. Institutions of higher education will receive $14.3 billion of that total, 10 percent of which will be divided between historically black colleges and universities and grants for small institutions with a variety of needs.
An announcement from Fitch Ratings on Monday said the aid “provides some relief to colleges and universities facing budget pressures — but will not be sufficient to fully compensate for revenue losses and increased expenses.” That echoed a warning from American Council on Education President Ted Mitchell, who recently called the federal assistance to higher education “woefully inadequate.”
Of the many institutions of higher education that will sustain financial hits as a result of the pandemic, historically black colleges and universities are likely to get hit especially hard. These schools have long struggled for sufficient resources despite being an important part of the higher education world in this country, and now things will only get tougher.
The Conversation, a nonprofit and independent website that publishes timely articles about important topics around the world, decided to assemble a panel of three experts on the subject to discuss how HBCUs may be impacted as a result of early closures and financial strains. This was first published by The Conversation, which gave me permission to publish it.
Q: How is the coronavirus outbreak affecting HBCUs?
A: Marybeth Gasman, professor of education at Rutgers University: I am worried about the technology demands on HBCUs, given how few IT specialists many smaller HBCUs have as well as the costs of managing online classes. I’m also worried about students not having access to WiFi at home or laptops — 75 percent of HBCU students are eligible for Pell Grants for students from low- to middle-income families. I’m happy to see some HBCUs — Paul Quinn College, in Dallas, Texas, for example — lending students laptops for the rest of the semester.
HBCUs rely a lot on tuition and have smaller endowments than other schools. If these HBCUs get into financial trouble, they risk losing their accreditation since financial stability is one part of what it takes to remain accredited. Without accreditation, it is nearly impossible to recruit students. Read the full article.
A.R. Shawshares, Spike Lee took a moment to go after Bill Cosby. Over the past weekend, Lee’s 1988 film School Daze began trending on social media after it premiered on Netflix. The movie became a trending topic after its premiere.
Lee took a moment to share a few little-known facts about the film on his Twitter page. One major claim was that the concept behind School Daze, which was a look at HBCU life, was stolen by producers of “A Different World,” a spin-off of “The Cosby Show” about a fictional historically Black college campus.
Lee tweeted that School Daze was completed before “A Different World” premiered in 1987.
“And For Record, SCHOOL DAZE Was Shot Before DIFFERENT WORLD,” Lee tweeted. “Robbi Reed Cast Both. Bill Cosby Jacked Us. (sic)”
Cosby served as the executive producer of ”A Different World,” which premiered in September 1987, and School Daze hit theaters in February 1988.
Both projects featured actors Laurence Fishburne, Bill Nunn, Tisha Campbell, and Robbie Reed. Read original article.
Howard University is rallying around its graduating class amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The HBCU recently announced the creation of a scholarship fund to help students who are facing financial hardships as a result of the public health crisis.
The scholarship—dubbed the HUAA Emergency Scholarship Fund—will support students who are slated to graduate in May fulfill their academic goals. The pandemic has put a financial strain on individuals and the institution wanted to eliminate barriers faced by students and their families that may hold them back from receiving their degrees. Howard will award need-based scholarships to the graduating seniors.
“We have all been impacted by COVID-19, but Howard students have been hit especially hard,” Sharon Strange Lewis, the school’s Director of Alumni Relations, said in a statement. “As a Howard alumna and the parent of a Howard graduate, I understand the level of excitement, anticipation, and pressure students feel when they’re about to graduate. This fund was created to support those graduating students who have experienced unforeseen hardship caused by the outbreak. Our hope is that each gift, no matter how small, will allow us to do something great for these students.” The university has already taken several measures to help alleviate financial hardships for students including returning fees for student activities and room and board as well as waiving graduation fees. Read the original article and check out the press release shared by the university.
HBCU family, in these times of quarantine craziness amid the coronavirus outbreak, life stuck in the house with your siblings is like a dog that needs to get out more. But that’s only if you’re an extrovert. For introverts, this ain’t nothing new. Everyone still has their fair share of boredom though. In the words and voice of younger children, “I’m bored.” Sometimes even the kids with the darnedest things to say are right if we’re being completely honest. Where to begin?
Here are four ideas for bored historically black students and alumni:
1. Read a Book
The difference between spending five to seven hours or more watching TV all-day compared to reading is this: gazing at the television all day long is passive, you’re allowing it to happen to you and reading is the opposite; you begin to exercise the mind whenever you read a book, escaping to another world as you flip the pages. Books have been also linked to helping alleviate the symptoms of depression.
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2. Maximize Your Network
Perhaps you’re a Marauder and you find yourself bored with nothing to do. Consider taking this time to maximize your network on social media platforms like Linkedin and Facebook. Read my story called “Central State Grad’s Facebook Group Is A Place For Students, Alums To Find Job Opportunities — And More.” And start networking, building valuable relationships, finding friends, and making empowered connections today.
3. Invest in Yourself
Spend time with your family and stay active, setting goals and learning new things. “Shark Tank” star and entrepreneur Daymond John said, “I’m educating myself on platforms, such as Zoom and TikTok” while working from home during the outbreak. He added that his plan is to increase engagement on his various social media platforms. We can add more value to a growing business as we reinvest in ourselves and foster personal growth.
4. Set a Goal
Of the time you spend playing video games, use at least half of that time setting a goal instead. John said, “You have this opportunity. Set those personal goals for yourself. I would write [my goals] down and read them every single night before I go to bed, every single morning when I woke up,” he told CNBC Make It. “I actually became the man that I thought I would be by the age of 30 by reading them.”
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A nurse who graduated from Winston Salem State University is packing up her bags and preparing to move to New York. Kayla Cummins graduated in 2016 and recently worked in cosmetic nursing.
With nonessential medical procedures taking a back seat to the coronavirus, Cummins said she started looking for a way to put her hospital training to work.
Starting Monday, she’ll check in for work in the nation’s biggest hot spot for COVID-19.
She’ll work at hospitals in New York City for at least 10 weeks.
Cummins said she’s ready to step up. “The nurses in New York City and the hotspots… They can’t say they don’t want to. So, I feel like all of us that can, we need to go and support them… I’m a little nervous. Everyone asks me if I’m scared. I’m not scared, but I am nervous. I don’t know what to expect, she said.
Cummins also said her friends, family, and “Ramily” have been supportive. They’re even helping her collect face masks before she leaves for New York. Article originally shared to WXII.
Radio broadcasts began in the early 1900s. The first television broadcast aired on July 2, 1928. Hype men, which formally grew into the art of emceeing is estimated to be fifty years old. (Nobody really knows because in its early days, it was severely underappreciated) Without the talent of those working in each area, we’d still be communicating through telegraphs. Radio hosts, on-air personalities and emcees have one thing in common: storytelling.
Whether the radio host is moderating a program, whether the on-air personality is sharing news or discussing pop culture or whether the emcee is on the microphone reminding us of an events purpose as they usher us the audience through a well thought out playlist, each of these individuals is responsible for guiding the narrative through the art of story-telling. Hosts, personalities and emcees embody the art of ad-libbing and master live communication. These talented raconteurs are more than a party, radio segment, or TV show.
HBCU Hosts at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are notorious for raising awareness, expressing themselves creatively and without dilemma and one could say notoriously known for epic parties and experiences like GHOE (Greatest Homecoming on Earth) and Howard University Homecoming. HBCU students are also notorious for kick starting their careers prior to graduation. We celebrate these communication curators and recognize them for the creators they are, NOW. We want to know who best embraces the art of storytelling on your campus… whichever format it may be.
This year, brought back the Top HBCU Hosts competition. It is safe to say that this is our most popular competition ever with nearly 350,000 votes submitted. The students who ran in Top HBCU Hosts competition represent 23 historically Black colleges and universities and this is our most gender-mixed competition to date, with 10 young ladies and 13 gentlemen. Beginning on April 2, students rallied the support of their campus communities, friends, family and colleagues, setting their eyes on being one of the Top HBCU Hosts. Congratulations Christian Daniel Kornegay, also known as CDKonthemic, who hails from North Carolina A&T State University. The NCA&T Aggies win the first-ever Top HBCU Host competition.
CDK on The Mic – NCA&T
Christian Daniel Kornegay is a junior from Raleigh, NC and is pursuing a degree in Mass Communications. From day one, his energy and eagerness to win was identified through how he rallied his Aggie family and friends behind him. Kornegay even secured celebrity endorsement from Princeton of Mindless Behavior and WWE wrestling star Kurt Angle. With 45% of the poll himself, Kornegay claims a marginal victory with 152,792 votes. This is an unprecedented win! When asked what this victory would mean to him, he shared “This title gives me the credentials to be the voice of the HBCU community; to travel from campus to campus and exemplify the meaning of HBCU unity.”
Kornegay shares that his favorite thing about NCA&T is his nationwide network and the support that follows. His favorite quote is “Sometimes it ain’t about being the most talented. Sometimes it ain’t about being the smartest. Sometimes it’s not even about working the hardest. Sometimes it’s about consistency! Consistency!” – Eric Thomas
Juice on Da Loose – Morehouse College
Julius Harrison McAllister III is representing the brothers of Morehouse College. The political science major, educational studies minor hails from Tallahassee, FL by way of Chicago, IL.
McAllister garnered an impressive 29% of the total poll of nearly 350,00 votes for a total of 98,165 votes. This number is nearly triple the winning number of votes in our other Top HBCU competitions! …Triple! His favorite thing about Morehouse is the brotherhood he has gained throughout his matriculation at the nation’s only all-male historically Black college. McAllister lives his life according to Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Bri The Bull – Central State
Bria Spaulding held it down for the women throughout the course of the poll. Though she is ranked third, it is important to note that she is the No. 1 female HBCU Host. Spaulding is a graduating senior from Central State University studying Marketing.
The Cincinnati, OH native shares, “being the Top HBCU Host of 2020 would truly mean a lot. It would not only mean a lot to me, but it would be a significant win for all those who suffer from clinical depression and anxiety like myself who struggle to do everyday tasks and also those who have trouble believing in themselves.” She continues, “Win, lose, or draw in this contest, I want EVERYONE to know that you are somebody and you are LOVED. You are a Victorious Overcomer and God has ordered your steps so keep pushing day until and day out.” #BeTheBull
We hope that Spaulding’s success in this competition is an emblem of hope and a reminder for everyone to fearlessly pursue their dreams. We admire her courage. With 18% of the entire poll, Bri The Bull checks in with 61,387 votes! This number is about double the winning number of votes in our other Top HBCU competitions!
Her favorite thing about Central State is how “each and every individual that has touched our Illustrious campus lives their life in remembrance of the clock tower. Although we have things that come into our life that may try to sway us from our path or knock us down, we prevail, and we stand tall and STRONG just as the clock tower did April 3 & April 4, 1971.”
Tarin Anyae – Lincoln University (PA)
Miss Tarin Anyae Richardson hails from the first degree-granting historically Black university, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. The rising junior has maintained an impressive 3.66 GPA while pursuing a degree in mass communications, minoring in pre-law. The Chester, PA native shares her favorite quote, “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
When asked what winning would mean to her, Richardson shares, “being selected as the 2020 Top HBCU host means I’ve been acknowledged for doing well in something I’m passionate about and I hope I have encouraged others to do the same. I’m hoping that others will be motivated to shine in their own respective areas of experience and expertise, striving for excellence along the way and bringing others with them.”
Her favorite thing about Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is how her campus feels like home. She loves how she is able to learn, share experiences and celebrate with people who look like her and with people in which she can closely relate.
With 3,986 votes, we congratulate Richardson and recognize her as the No.2 top female HBCU Host.
Kidd Meech – Delaware State
Demetreus “Kidd Meech” Lee rounds out the 2020 Top HBCU Hosts list. With a 3.7 GPA, Lee has the highest grade-point average of all the winners.
Lee hails from New York City and is representing the Hornets of Delaware State University. The Mass Communications major shares that his favorite quote is “The two most important days of your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.”
Lee says “being the 2020 top host would mean the world to me because I’ve really been hosting my whole life and me winning any accomplishment that has to do a hosting would do nothing more but show me that I’ve made the right decision with my life.” Congratulations on being named a winner, collecting more than 3,800 votes!
The “Greek Freak” may not sound like the most complimentary
of nicknames but when you understand that it is referring to Giannis
Antetokounmpo’s freakish level of skill and talent rather than his appearance,
the epithet makes sense.
The new face of
Greek basketball
In a country where legendary basketball player Nikos
Galis is still revered as one of their greatest ever athletes, it is to
Antetokounmpo’s credit that he is fast becoming Greece’s new poster boy for the
sport. Not bad for the son of African immigrants who was subjected to heavy
prejudice during his youth due to his Nigerian background.
Galis never made an appearance in the NBA, despite being born in New Jersey,
USA. He had the chance to sign for the Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets
in the 1980s but it would have meant quitting the Greek national team due to
FIBA rules that barred pro players at the time. He had been selected by the
Boston Celtics in the 4th round of the 1979 NBA Draft but they did not keep him
and he headed for Greece.
2020 MVP
frontrunner
Antetokounmpo has emerged not just as a contender for the best Greek player
of all time but also as one of the best NBA players of all time. The forward is
a commanding presence on the court and has been integral in the Milwaukee
Bucks’ revival as championship contenders – they made the conference finals
last year and are on course to top the Eastern Conference this season where the
Bucks are currently priced at +250.00 in the NBA
betting for the championship. The 2020 MVP frontrunner has grown to
become a role model for African immigrants in his homeland and beyond.
Battle against the
odds
It hasn’t been an easy journey. He was not a great player as a teenager and
had to work hard to perfect his craft against a background of discrimination.
Amongst all the plaudits and adulation, it is easy to forget what he has had to
endure to reach the elite level.
Despite being born in Greece, he was not granted full citizenship until he
was 18 years of age. By that point, he was already on his way to the NBA and it
was his planned trip to the 2013
draft in New York, where he was 15th pick, that prompted the authorities to
claim him as their own. Otherwise, he would have touched down in the States as
a Nigerian.
The pioneer
After such a turn of events, Antetokounmpo could be forgiven for being a
reluctant face of Greek basketball. Suddenly, he is an ambassador and a role
model while being fully aware that if it was not for his profession, he might
still be struggling to be recognized.
Yet, he has an opportunity to represent others like him who may still feel
like invisible citizens on the streets of Athens. And his success may open the
door to more black players who have historically found it tough to get a foot
in the door of Greek basketball.
